Beverage Bladder Assembly

ABSTRACT

A beverage bladder assembly for storing a beverage for drinking includes a bladder that is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to store a beverage for drinking. The bladder is comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating the bladder to be collapsed for disposal when the beverage therein has been depleted. The bladder has a neck extending outwardly therefrom and the beverage is poured outwardly through the neck for drinking. A cover is removably bonded to the neck for closing the neck.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to bladder devices and more particularly pertains to a new bladder device for storing a beverage for drinking.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bladder that is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to store a beverage for drinking. The bladder is comprised of a deformable material thereby facilitating the bladder to be collapsed for disposal when the beverage therein has been depleted. The bladder has a neck extending outwardly therefrom and the beverage is poured outwardly through the neck for drinking. A cover is removably bonded to the neck for closing the neck.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a beverage bladder assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new bladder device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the beverage bladder assembly 10 generally comprises a bladder 12 is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to store a beverage 14 for drinking. The beverage 14 may be any liquid beverage, such as water, a soft drink or any other liquid beverage consumed by people. The bladder 12 is comprised of a deformable material, such as mylar or the like. In this way the bladder 12 can be collapsed for disposal when the beverage 14 therein has been depleted.

The bladder 12 has a top half 16 that is bonded to a bottom half 18. The top half 16 has a top wall 20 and a perimeter wall 22 extending downwardly therefrom, and the perimeter wall 22 has a distal edge 24 with respect to the top wall 20. The perimeter wall 22 is continuously arcuate such that the top half 16 has a rounded shape. The bottom half 18 has a bottom wall 26 and a peripheral wall 28 extending upwardly therefrom and the peripheral wall 28 has a distal edge 30 with respect to the bottom wall 26. The peripheral wall 28 is continuously arcuate such that the bottom half 18 has a rounded shape. The distal edge 24 of the perimeter wall 22 is bonded to the distal edge 30 of the peripheral wall 28 to define the bladder 12.

The bladder 12 has a neck 32 extending outwardly therefrom and the neck 32 has a distal end 34 with respect to the bladder 12. The distal end 34 is open to pour the beverage 14 outwardly therefrom for drinking. Moreover, the neck 32 is aligned with an intersection between the distal edge 24 of the perimeter wall 22 and the distal edge 24 of the peripheral wall 28. The distal edge 24 is continuously arcuate about a longitudinal axis of the neck 32 such that the distal end 34 forms a circle. The bladder 12 may be sold pre-filled with various beverages in a retail environment for purchase alongside other soft drinks or the like. Additionally, the bladder 12 may have a fluid capacity ranging between approximately 3.0 fluid ounces and 5.0 fluid ounces.

A cover 36 is provided and the cover 36 is removably bonded to the neck 32 for closing the neck 32. The cover 36 is comprised of a fluid impermeable material for retaining the beverage 14 in the bladder 12. The cover 36 has a first surface 38 and the first surface 38 is bonded to the distal end 34 of the neck 32. The cover 36 may be comprised of a deformable material similar to that of which the bladder 12 is constructed. Additionally, the cover 36 may be retained on the bladder 12 with a non-toxic adhesive or the like.

In use, the cover 36 is pulled off of the neck 32 and the neck 32 is inserted into a user's mouth. The bladder 12 is squeezed to urge the beverage 14 through the neck 32 and into the user's mouth. In this way the beverage 14 contained in the bladder 12 can be consumed. The bladder 12 can be rolled up for disposal when the beverage 14 is depleted. In this way the bladder 12 reduces waste with respect to plastic bottles and other similar beverage containers.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A beverage bladder assembly being configured to store a beverage for drinking, said assembly comprising: a bladder being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said bladder is configured to store a beverage for drinking, said bladder being comprised of a deformable material wherein said bladder is configured to be collapsed for disposal when the beverage therein has been depleted, said bladder having a neck extending outwardly therefrom wherein said neck is configured to have the beverage poured outwardly therefrom for drinking; and a cover being removably bonded to said neck for closing said neck.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: said bladder has a top half being bonded to a bottom half; and said top half having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a distal edge with respect to said top wall, perimeter wall being continuously arcuate such that said top half has a rounded shape.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising said bottom half having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly therefrom, said peripheral wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall, said peripheral wall being continuously arcuate such that said bottom half has a rounded shape, said distal edge of said perimeter wall being bonded to said distal edge of said peripheral wall to define said bladder.
 4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said neck has a distal end with respect to said bladder, said distal end being open wherein said distal end is configured to have the beverage poured outwardly therefrom for drinking.
 5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said neck is aligned with an intersection between said distal edge of said perimeter wall and said distal edge of said peripheral wall, said distal edge being continuously arcuate about a longitudinal axis of said neck such that said distal end forms a circle.
 6. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein said cover is comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said cover is configured to retain the beverage in said bladder, said cover having a first surface, said first surface being bonded to said distal end of said neck.
 7. A beverage bladder assembly being configured to store a beverage for drinking, said assembly comprising: a bladder being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said bladder is configured to store a beverage for drinking, said bladder being comprised of a deformable material wherein said bladder is configured to be collapsed for disposal when the beverage therein has been depleted, said bladder having a top half being bonded to a bottom half, said top half having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a distal edge with respect to said top wall, perimeter wall being continuously arcuate such that said top half has a rounded shape, said bottom half having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly therefrom, said peripheral wall having a distal edge with respect to said bottom wall, said peripheral wall being continuously arcuate such that said bottom half has a rounded shape, said distal edge of said perimeter wall being bonded to said distal edge of said peripheral wall to define said bladder, said bladder having a neck extending outwardly therefrom, said neck having a distal end with respect to said bladder, said distal end being open wherein said distal end is configured to have the beverage poured outwardly therefrom for drinking, said neck being aligned with an intersection between said distal edge of said perimeter wall and said distal edge of said peripheral wall, said distal edge being continuously arcuate about a longitudinal axis of said neck such that said distal end forms a circle; and a cover being removably bonded to said neck for closing said neck, said cover being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said cover is configured to retain the beverage in said bladder, said cover having a first surface, said first surface being bonded to said distal end of said neck. 